MBA Online

A.Introductory Quantitative Requirements

Unless they have clearly demonstrated sufficient knowledge, entering PhD students are required to take the following two mathematics-oriented courses in the first semester of study.

ECON 510 Mathematics for Business and Economics; and
ISMT 581 Introduction to Probability

The credits earned from ECON 510 and ISMT 581 are not counted toward the graduation requirements.

B.General Management Requirements

Except for students on the PhD program in Economics, students who do not have an MBA or equivalent are required to take at least three of the following MBA-level courses. Students with a BBA degree could seek course exemptions from the PhD Director if they have demonstrated successful attainment on similar courses.

ACCT 510 Financial Accounting Foundations
FINA 512 Corporate Finance or
FINA 521 Investment Analysis
ISMT 561 Operations Management
MARK 512 Marketing Strategy and Policy
MGTO 523 Management of Organizations

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Typical curriculum

Module 1
Financial Reporting Systems
Strategic Marketing

Module 2
Individual and Group Behavior in the Organization
Corporate Governance

Module 3
Managerial Finance
Innovation Strategy & Management

Module 4
Operations Management
Organizational Design

Module 5
Law and Corporate Manager
Financial Information for Management Planning and Control

Module 6
Statistical Decision Analysis
Global Macroeconomics

Module 7
Strategic Financial Management
Marketing Analysis

Module 8
Entrepreneurship and Family Business
Building a Powerful Consumer Brand in China
Customer Insight Tools

Module 9
Contemporary Issues in Chinese Politics
Leading Across Diversity
Understanding Consumers

Module 10
Management of Organizational Change
Strategic Management Foundations

Module 11
Managing Human Resources in Asia Pacific
Learning from Leaders

Financial Management:
Management;
Accounting;
Statistics;
Macroeconomics;
Microeconomics;
Management Information System;
Economic Law;
Foundations of Financial Management;
Financial Accounting;
Managerial Accounting;
Auditing
Intermediate Financial Management;
Security Investment;
Venture Capital Management;
International Finance;
Business Bank Management;
Enterprise Taxation